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1 " Candace, you have to know I’m a complete idiot. I thought it was a nice gesture or something. Hell, I don’t know what I was thinking, but Kat told me yesterday that you thought I felt sorry for you, when in fact, I was just some guy with a crush who wasn’t sure how to show it. "
― R.S. Grey , The Trouble With Quarterbacks
2 " I’ll text you the info if you feel like coming. Invite your roommates too.”He’s halfway down the hall now, being tugged away by Briggs, so I throw him a wave and a nod. “Yeah, cool! I’ll see what I’ve got going on!”If this were a movie, a godlike narrator would say to the audience, Candace has absolutely nothing going on. "
3 " You know, a real mate wouldn’t have done this in the first place,” I point out as my blouse flies up into the air and lands on the corner of the telly.She screws up her face like I’ve just said the dumbest thing she’s ever heard. “What kind of mates have you had before? This is very standard.”“So you’ve excommunicated people before?”“Oh loads. I’m quite stubborn when I put my mind to it. "
4 " What have you just said?!” She sounds a little hysterical.“I love you,” I repeat, holding her gaze.“Oh my god!” She throws a roll at me so it bounces off my head and lands with a dull thud on the floor. “You’ve just said it now—here, of all places?! I’ve got mascara running down my cheeks from laughing so hard.”“Yes, well, you’re always laughing. It would be hard to find a time to tell you when you’re being serious,” I say, yanking her back toward me. “But that’s just it—it’s part of the reason I can’t get you out of my head. You’re crazy,” I say, wiping her cheeks. “And I love you. "
5 " Isn’t it obvious? I’m totally mad about you! You’re so handsome and sweet and not at all how a professional foosball player should be.”“Football player,” I correct.“What’s the difference?” she asks before rising up and pressing her mouth to mine. "